Daniel and His Friends
Refusing to eat the king’s food
The kingdom of Babylon conquered
Jerusalem.
They took some of the smartest and
strongest young men away from their families in Jerusalem and
brought them back to Babylon
to serve the king.
Daniel and his friends were some
of these young men.
They were chosen to serve in the
king’s court and become his wise men.
The king gave Daniel and his
friends food and wine.
But they would not eat the king’s
food or drink the wine.
It was against God’s commandments.
This made the king’s servant
afraid for his life.
He took care of Daniel and his
friends, and he thought if they refused the king’s food, they
would grow weaker than the other young men.
Then the king would be angry and
put the servant to death.
But Daniel trusted God and wanted
to obey His commandments.
Daniel asked the servant to give
them water and grains for 10 days
and then compare their health with
the health of the other young men.
The servant agreed.
After 10 days, Daniel and his
friends were healthier than all the other young men.
Daniel and his friends followed
God’s commandments, and God made them the wisest men in the king’s
court.
